Chemistry Flashcards
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Mass
The quantity of matter an object has. Like the volume of mass of an object
Matter
Anything made of atoms and molecules - anything that has mass (all of the stuff in our universe)
Weight
The pull of gravity
Compound
A substance containing two or more elements
Element
Pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substance
Atoms
Building blocks of matter
Proton- positive charge (+)
Electron- negative charge (-)
Neutron- no charge
Protons
Packed with neutrons in nucleus
Make up most of the atoms mass
Electrons
Negative charge Opposites attract (with protons)
Ionization
The amount of energy required to make an electron leave it’s atom
Isotopes
At atom with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons
Valance electrons
An electron in the outer most shell of an atom
Octet rule
Every atoms outer shell must be full
8 valance electrons is a full outer shell
An atom is happy with a full outer shell or a neutral charge
Bohr diagram
The one with the circle and the dots around it’s shells
Lewis structure
The one where you draw the dots around the atoms symbol (letter)
Covalent bond
When atoms share electrons
Ionic bond
When an atom gives an el
Van der Waal force
Proximity bond or when two atoms stick together without bonding electrons
Cation
A positive ion
Anion
Negative ion
Rules for writing molecular formulas
Cations go first
No big numbers in middle
Charge=superscript
Quantity of ions is written as subscript
Balancing equations
Reactions on left and products on right
Atomic number
Protons + electrons
All atoms with same atomic number will behave the same
Atomic number
Protons + electrons
All atoms with same atomic number will behave the same
Neutron
To find the amount of neutrons you do this:
Atomic mass - protons
No charge